IRVING, J., for the Court.
¶ 1. Brooks Barnes was tried and convicted, by an Oktibbeha County jury, of fondling his niece. He was sentenced to serve ten years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections and five years of post-release supervision. Barnes appeals and contends (1) that the indictment failed to properly advise him of the alleged offense, thereby depriving him of a fair opportunity to prepare his defense, (2) that, because of the victim...
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